Almost every local team gets a week off next week to heal bumps and bruises and in some cases give broken bones another week to heal. Including RMA five schools who play football in Nash County are a combined 21-4. Kinda hard to get much better. Last week went 8-1 on the picks to run my record for the year thus far to 35-9.
We will start with RMA as they begin their serious part of their schedule. I am concerned with the last two weeks the Eagles never getting on the field because of forfeits from teams with enough injuries to not field teams. Their may be rust and now is not time to need 3 in 1 oil.
RMA 5-0 @ Arendell Parrott Academy 2-2: Parrott's season has already met up with some of the other powerhouses of the conference. This will not be an easy one for the Eagles. RMA 38 Parrott 28
Rocky Mount 4-1 @ Hoke County 1-4: One thing the Gryphons had better not be doing is feeling good about themselves after their 66 on Greenville Rose. Hoke has been competitive against all five of their 4A opponents. Rocky Mount 35 Hoke 24
Southern Nash 5-0 @ Ayden Grifton 3-2: This should be a game in which the Firebirds if they play up to their standards should push victory six without a loss. A great way to head into conference play. Firebirds 33 Ayden Grifton 13
Nash Central 4-1 @ Bunn 4-1: If the Bulldogs can win this one there will be no doubt the Nash Central Bulldogs are for real. I find no disgrace even in a close loss for a team still learning how to win. The Wildcats are no patsie. Bunn 30 Nash Central 27
Northern Nash 3-2 @ Smithfield Selma 0-5: Doubt SSS scores much in this one unless the Knights give one away on a turnover. Northern Nash 34 Smithfield Selma 6
Rocky Mount Prep is off this week and if you noticed that there will not be a home football game in Nash County Friday night.
North Edgecombe 4-0 @ Kipp Pride 4-0: That's right Kipp Pride us 4-0. This will be a closer game than any since Pride has been playing football but the Warriors are still the better team. North Edgecombe 33 Pride 13.
SouthWest Edgecombe 1-4 at Tarboro 3-2: The Cougars finally won their first and Tarboro's second half at Southern Nash they seemed disoriented. It was their third game in eight days. After the pounding they got at Northern Nash I doubt they put pads on all week preparing for Southern and yet led in fourth quarter. The Vikings have had a week of practice this week. Vikings 26 Cougars 13.
Northeast Carolina Prep 0-4 @ North Raleigh Christian Academy 1-2. I have no idea how strong NRCA schedule is. NCP I think has played better competition so I'll take NCP 23 NRCA 13
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Week Three NFL Guesses
Have had a much better start to the 2016 picks over last year where I was under 500 after two weeks. Last week's 10-6 and even better this week at 11-5 to give me a two week total of 21-11 Onward we go!
Houston 2-0 at New England 2-0: Jacoby Brissette gets his first NFL start at quarterback with Brady out suspended and Jimmy G out with a shoulder. I said this already this year that I hoped New England went 4-0 during Brady's absence just to show every one Brady is not as vital to Pats as believed. They are 2-0 with out him and during the knee injury year were 11-5 without him. Pats 24 Texans 20
Cardinals 1-1 at Bills 0-2: Another nail in the coffin for changing coaches Cardinals 26 Bills 16
Raiders 1-1 at Titans 1-1: I like this years Raiders and don't care much for Nashville Raiders 30 Titans 26
Redskins 0-2 @ Giants 2-0: This is the kind of game the Giants lose but not this year Skins are toast. Giants 23 Skins 16
Browns 0-2 at Dolphins 0-2: One of the great matchups of the year. Fish 23 Browns 20
Ravens 2-0 at Jags 0-2: Most of the time when a team gets crushed like the Jags did in San Diego they have a better game next week. They had better. Jags 26 Ravens 23
Lions 1-1 at Packers 1-1: Lions are always unpredictable while the Packers days of glory are slipping. Pack 27 Lions 23
Bronco's 2-0 at Bengals 1-1: This is a must for Bengals! Cats 23 Denver 20
Vikings 2-0 at Panthers 1-1: Talk about a big game but Vikings D will be a challenge for Cam and Company. Panther 23 Vikes 17
Rams 1-1 at Tampa 1-1: Tampa won't score many in this one. The question is will Rams score more. Rams 16 Tampa 13
49'ers 1-1 at Seattle 1-1: Does it always seem the Seahawks start slow so the time to get them is early in season. Seattle 23 SF 19
Jets 1-1 at Chiefs 1-1: Chiefs are almost 0-2 but a 21 point comeback saved their butt with San Diego. I think Jets may give New England run for their money this year. Jets 23 Chiefs 21
Chargers 1-1 at Colts 0-2: So far Charger line is healthy and with protection Philip River passer rating is 120. Andrew Luck is the most over rated quarterback in the history of football. Chargers 30 Colts 26
Steelers 2-0 At Eagles 2-0: Don't know whether the Steelers can score enough to win this game. Eagles 23 Steelers 17
Bears 2-0 at Cowboys 1-1: Boys will win in Big D 33 Bears 17
Falcons 1-1 at Saints 0-2: Saints in a lot of trouble if they can't get 20 off the Giants. Falcons 26 Saints 17
College Football has the ACC in the spotlight Thursday night. Clemson 3-0 travels to Georgia Tech 3-0. After the scare Louisville has given the entire ACC Clemson had better win this one if they still have any hopes of making the final four football playoff.
Houston 2-0 at New England 2-0: Jacoby Brissette gets his first NFL start at quarterback with Brady out suspended and Jimmy G out with a shoulder. I said this already this year that I hoped New England went 4-0 during Brady's absence just to show every one Brady is not as vital to Pats as believed. They are 2-0 with out him and during the knee injury year were 11-5 without him. Pats 24 Texans 20
Cardinals 1-1 at Bills 0-2: Another nail in the coffin for changing coaches Cardinals 26 Bills 16
Raiders 1-1 at Titans 1-1: I like this years Raiders and don't care much for Nashville Raiders 30 Titans 26
Redskins 0-2 @ Giants 2-0: This is the kind of game the Giants lose but not this year Skins are toast. Giants 23 Skins 16
Browns 0-2 at Dolphins 0-2: One of the great matchups of the year. Fish 23 Browns 20
Ravens 2-0 at Jags 0-2: Most of the time when a team gets crushed like the Jags did in San Diego they have a better game next week. They had better. Jags 26 Ravens 23
Lions 1-1 at Packers 1-1: Lions are always unpredictable while the Packers days of glory are slipping. Pack 27 Lions 23
Bronco's 2-0 at Bengals 1-1: This is a must for Bengals! Cats 23 Denver 20
Vikings 2-0 at Panthers 1-1: Talk about a big game but Vikings D will be a challenge for Cam and Company. Panther 23 Vikes 17
Rams 1-1 at Tampa 1-1: Tampa won't score many in this one. The question is will Rams score more. Rams 16 Tampa 13
49'ers 1-1 at Seattle 1-1: Does it always seem the Seahawks start slow so the time to get them is early in season. Seattle 23 SF 19
Jets 1-1 at Chiefs 1-1: Chiefs are almost 0-2 but a 21 point comeback saved their butt with San Diego. I think Jets may give New England run for their money this year. Jets 23 Chiefs 21
Chargers 1-1 at Colts 0-2: So far Charger line is healthy and with protection Philip River passer rating is 120. Andrew Luck is the most over rated quarterback in the history of football. Chargers 30 Colts 26
Steelers 2-0 At Eagles 2-0: Don't know whether the Steelers can score enough to win this game. Eagles 23 Steelers 17
Bears 2-0 at Cowboys 1-1: Boys will win in Big D 33 Bears 17
Falcons 1-1 at Saints 0-2: Saints in a lot of trouble if they can't get 20 off the Giants. Falcons 26 Saints 17
College Football has the ACC in the spotlight Thursday night. Clemson 3-0 travels to Georgia Tech 3-0. After the scare Louisville has given the entire ACC Clemson had better win this one if they still have any hopes of making the final four football playoff.
Monday, September 19, 2016
Nash County Football Riding High
I wonder when was the last time that all for Nash County High Schools had winning records near the half way point in any season. Combined all four are 16-4 with two weeks to go before conference play starts. Southern Nash 5-0, Rocky Mount 4-1, Nash Central 4-1 and Northern Nash 3-2.
Last year at this time after the Gryphons had suffered an embarrassing 40 point loss to Rose in Rocky Mount many including myself felt Rose ran the score up keeping their first team in the game and throwing three touchdown passes in fourth quarter. There is no doubt the Gryphons had marked that game on their schedule. Friday for the first time the Gryphon offense looked like the playoff team of last year.
Seeing what Rose can do on offense they are still loaded with talent but injuries are playing a major role in their 1-3 start. They both ran and threw the ball for big yardage. Rose attempted 33 passes completing 13 for about 20 yards per completion. Over all the defense made more good plays over bad but Rose had too many big plays. If there is one place the Gryphons have to improve is the defense. They had three turnovers while the Gryphons fumbled once late when they mishandled a handoff late In the game. Where I thought the Gryphons looked like veteran players was when the game was over there was no ripping and raring. They walked, got in line to shake hands. There was no acting like they had just won the Super Bowl. That is a sign to me Jason Battle is doing a great job coaching.
If you are a supporter of the Tarboro Vikings all is well despite two straight losses. Any team that beats the Vikings in the playoffs will not run over them. Losses to Northern and Southern Nash within four days is not a death Nail to this year's Vikings.
Did we see the first crack in the Firebirds. SN did not dominate the line of scrimmage the way they should have against a tired Tarboro Vikings playing their third game in eight days against a 2A squad in Franklinton and two 3A schools Northern And Southern Nash. Considering I thought Southern should have dominated the Vikings on both sides of ball and they didn't until the fourth quarter.
Four wins in a row for the Bulldogs of Nash Central. That's more wins in one season than the last three years. Speaking of Nash Central we would like to say congratulations to Central's boys basketball coach Rennie Taylor who when not blowing a whistle on the Central Gym floor teaches history and he has been named the Nash County teacher of the year.
Take away one quarter against Northeastern Northern Nash has been as good as anyone. The offense seems to be getting in gear. The defense is still stingy. Who is the only team to hold Rocky Mount to under twenty in a game last year? Northern Nash 13.
The second week in a row RMA is handed a forfeit which will be three weeks without a game with Parrott on the horizon next week. This is not good for the Eagles.
Looking at the Big East teams to this point the conference seems to be improved from top to bottom.
Nash Central this year will be no pushover. Northern is capable of winning more than one conference game. Looking at both Hunt and Fike they seem to be capable of being at least in the middle of the pack. Southern Nash is still the only unbeaten team as we hit the halfway point. Rocky Mount seems to still be unknown as far as how good they really are? Only one more week to get the kinks out.
Last year at this time after the Gryphons had suffered an embarrassing 40 point loss to Rose in Rocky Mount many including myself felt Rose ran the score up keeping their first team in the game and throwing three touchdown passes in fourth quarter. There is no doubt the Gryphons had marked that game on their schedule. Friday for the first time the Gryphon offense looked like the playoff team of last year.
Seeing what Rose can do on offense they are still loaded with talent but injuries are playing a major role in their 1-3 start. They both ran and threw the ball for big yardage. Rose attempted 33 passes completing 13 for about 20 yards per completion. Over all the defense made more good plays over bad but Rose had too many big plays. If there is one place the Gryphons have to improve is the defense. They had three turnovers while the Gryphons fumbled once late when they mishandled a handoff late In the game. Where I thought the Gryphons looked like veteran players was when the game was over there was no ripping and raring. They walked, got in line to shake hands. There was no acting like they had just won the Super Bowl. That is a sign to me Jason Battle is doing a great job coaching.
If you are a supporter of the Tarboro Vikings all is well despite two straight losses. Any team that beats the Vikings in the playoffs will not run over them. Losses to Northern and Southern Nash within four days is not a death Nail to this year's Vikings.
Did we see the first crack in the Firebirds. SN did not dominate the line of scrimmage the way they should have against a tired Tarboro Vikings playing their third game in eight days against a 2A squad in Franklinton and two 3A schools Northern And Southern Nash. Considering I thought Southern should have dominated the Vikings on both sides of ball and they didn't until the fourth quarter.
Four wins in a row for the Bulldogs of Nash Central. That's more wins in one season than the last three years. Speaking of Nash Central we would like to say congratulations to Central's boys basketball coach Rennie Taylor who when not blowing a whistle on the Central Gym floor teaches history and he has been named the Nash County teacher of the year.
Take away one quarter against Northeastern Northern Nash has been as good as anyone. The offense seems to be getting in gear. The defense is still stingy. Who is the only team to hold Rocky Mount to under twenty in a game last year? Northern Nash 13.
The second week in a row RMA is handed a forfeit which will be three weeks without a game with Parrott on the horizon next week. This is not good for the Eagles.
Looking at the Big East teams to this point the conference seems to be improved from top to bottom.
Nash Central this year will be no pushover. Northern is capable of winning more than one conference game. Looking at both Hunt and Fike they seem to be capable of being at least in the middle of the pack. Southern Nash is still the only unbeaten team as we hit the halfway point. Rocky Mount seems to still be unknown as far as how good they really are? Only one more week to get the kinks out.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Time To Give Pirates Their Due
The Pirates of ECU have beaten six straight games in which they have played an ACC team. They should have beaten South Carolina on Saturday. It didn't use to be that the Pirates played a NC State and South Carolina and Virginia Tech back to back to back.
Way back in the 60's the Pirates brought in a coach named Clarence Stasavich and he coached the Pirates from 1962 until 1969. Back then the Pirates played in the NAIA and three straight years played in Bowl Games. Coach Stas became Athletic Director in 1963 and his desire was to bring the Pirates to D1 football.
They joined the Southern Conference when the league was Richmond, William and Mary, VMI, Marshall, App State, Western Carolina, Furman, Citadel. This was a good football league. Coach Stas retire as coach in 1969 and Hired Sonny Randle, Mike McGee and Pat Dye to prepare the Pirates for D1.
State was the first team from the Big Four to play the Pirates on a semi annual basis and the Pirates have played Carolina, Duke and Wake some but not like the Pirates would like. Why in the world wouldn't all four school want to play them. How often does Duke and Wake have sell outs when they play Louisiana Layette.
Their is one major reason all four hate to schedule the Pirates. All four want a victory in their non conference games and none of the four are quaranteed one when they play the Pirates. All four consider the Pirates second rate and consider it embarrassing to lose to ECU. The third reason is if they beat you, you will never hear the end of it. The Pirate Nation still talks of the 1991 Peach Bowl win over NC State.
Do you realize because of the Medical Schoolt ECU has grown to the second largest school in the UNC System behind NC State. There is nothing second rate about the Pirates. Despite that ECU can't find any conference considered Power Five that wants them. The Greenville TV market is simply not desirable to any conference including the Big 12 that adds enough viewers to make the Pirates desirable for any Power Five.
If that is the case it would seem teams like Marshall, App State, Southern Mississippi should find at least eight schools just like themselves and form a conference. I am sure there is at least eight schools east of the Mississippi that are just like ECU or even more.
It is time that State, Carolina, Duke and Wake need to realize that with ECU on the schedule they will pack the house. Accept the Pirates as Who they really are and just as good in football as any other team in the State. Virginia Tech seems to play the Pirates as much as anybody and the Pirates will try to make it seven in a row over the ACC Saturday.
Way back in the 60's the Pirates brought in a coach named Clarence Stasavich and he coached the Pirates from 1962 until 1969. Back then the Pirates played in the NAIA and three straight years played in Bowl Games. Coach Stas became Athletic Director in 1963 and his desire was to bring the Pirates to D1 football.
They joined the Southern Conference when the league was Richmond, William and Mary, VMI, Marshall, App State, Western Carolina, Furman, Citadel. This was a good football league. Coach Stas retire as coach in 1969 and Hired Sonny Randle, Mike McGee and Pat Dye to prepare the Pirates for D1.
State was the first team from the Big Four to play the Pirates on a semi annual basis and the Pirates have played Carolina, Duke and Wake some but not like the Pirates would like. Why in the world wouldn't all four school want to play them. How often does Duke and Wake have sell outs when they play Louisiana Layette.
Their is one major reason all four hate to schedule the Pirates. All four want a victory in their non conference games and none of the four are quaranteed one when they play the Pirates. All four consider the Pirates second rate and consider it embarrassing to lose to ECU. The third reason is if they beat you, you will never hear the end of it. The Pirate Nation still talks of the 1991 Peach Bowl win over NC State.
Do you realize because of the Medical Schoolt ECU has grown to the second largest school in the UNC System behind NC State. There is nothing second rate about the Pirates. Despite that ECU can't find any conference considered Power Five that wants them. The Greenville TV market is simply not desirable to any conference including the Big 12 that adds enough viewers to make the Pirates desirable for any Power Five.
If that is the case it would seem teams like Marshall, App State, Southern Mississippi should find at least eight schools just like themselves and form a conference. I am sure there is at least eight schools east of the Mississippi that are just like ECU or even more.
It is time that State, Carolina, Duke and Wake need to realize that with ECU on the schedule they will pack the house. Accept the Pirates as Who they really are and just as good in football as any other team in the State. Virginia Tech seems to play the Pirates as much as anybody and the Pirates will try to make it seven in a row over the ACC Saturday.
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Battling Bishops Win First
Any team that has success at some point in time have to make adjustments in order to move forward in getting better as a football team. The first major move for coach Jeff Filkovski was made bringing a more speedy back to be the main ball carrier as Gerrel Patton got the share of carries and it paid off. Patton carried the ball 26 times gaining 141 yards and when the running game works it opens up the passing game as Nathan Gardner tossed three touchdown passes for 331 yards as Wesleyan races out to a late third quarter lead of 28-0 and brings home a 31-13 victory over Shenandoah.
The opening drive the defense forced a three and out and gave the offense great field position an at 11:48 of the first Nathan Gardner had a three yard toss to Brandon Leak and with Chris Richardson's kick lead 7-0
The lead grew to 14-0 at the 5:07 mark in the half as Gardner found tight end Ben Dorfman for a 23 yard strike. The score stayed 14-0 at the half.
Gerrel Patton got in the act as the Bishops took the second half kick off and stretched the lead to 21-0 after a nine yard score with 11:53 to play in the third. Not satisfied the Bishops pushed the lead to 28 zip Gardner connected to Trey Lancaster with 5:06 to go in the third.
Shenandoah scored late in the third and again with 12:43 to play on two passes and cut the lead to 28-13. The Bishops put the game away after a Chris Richardson 26 yard field goal with 7:50 to go.
Shenandoah passed for 353 yards for the game but see this. The Bishops held Shenandoah to-16 yards rushing. The Bishops stymied all attempts by Shenandoah to run the football. Included in the rushing attempts are the sacks on the quarterback.
Gardner was 19-29 331 yards and three touchdown tosses to three different receivers Leak, Dorfman and Landcaster. The Bishops are now 1-2 on the season with another road game next week before returning home on October 1st. Shenandoah lost for the first time this season 2-1.
The opening drive the defense forced a three and out and gave the offense great field position an at 11:48 of the first Nathan Gardner had a three yard toss to Brandon Leak and with Chris Richardson's kick lead 7-0
The lead grew to 14-0 at the 5:07 mark in the half as Gardner found tight end Ben Dorfman for a 23 yard strike. The score stayed 14-0 at the half.
Gerrel Patton got in the act as the Bishops took the second half kick off and stretched the lead to 21-0 after a nine yard score with 11:53 to play in the third. Not satisfied the Bishops pushed the lead to 28 zip Gardner connected to Trey Lancaster with 5:06 to go in the third.
Shenandoah scored late in the third and again with 12:43 to play on two passes and cut the lead to 28-13. The Bishops put the game away after a Chris Richardson 26 yard field goal with 7:50 to go.
Shenandoah passed for 353 yards for the game but see this. The Bishops held Shenandoah to-16 yards rushing. The Bishops stymied all attempts by Shenandoah to run the football. Included in the rushing attempts are the sacks on the quarterback.
Gardner was 19-29 331 yards and three touchdown tosses to three different receivers Leak, Dorfman and Landcaster. The Bishops are now 1-2 on the season with another road game next week before returning home on October 1st. Shenandoah lost for the first time this season 2-1.
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Let's get the bad news out of the way. Rose high ran wild against the Rocky Mount Gryphons rushing for 282 yards. Rose completed 13 passes on the night covering 253 yards to give them 535 yards on the night. They put 41 points on the board but on this night the Gryphons run the Rampants out of the stadium putting up 66 points and a 66-41 win.
The opening Rampant drive took five plays that covered 90 yards and just two minutes twenty nine seconds into the game it looks like the Gryphons are over matched but then the Gryphons had their turn. Six plays Rocky Mount responded to take a 7-6 lead on a 17 yard pass from McKinsey Wright to Deangelo Collins . The only three and out of the first half the Gryphons got their second chance with the ball and the first play of the second quarter Deangelo Collins scored on a four yard run to spike the lead to 14-6.
55 seconds later Artavious Richardson picked off his second int this season and for the second time this year takes it to the house 35 yards and the Gryphons lead 21-6. Almost the rest of the quarter belonged to Rose on the legs of BJ Harris and two touchdown passes to tie the score at 21. Harris rushed for 289 yards on the night. The Gryphons marched down the field and got a 27 yard field goal on the last play of the half from Chase Miller.
The Gryphons made a statement on the second play of the third quarter as BJ Daniels-Sanders scampered 83 yards to give RM a 31-21 lead. The only three and out of the second half gave Detrell Revis a chance to field a punt and 56 yards later the Gryphons lead 38-21. The Gryphons were just getting started . Rose fumbled the kickoff at the 19. Donomesion Brown swept around the right end but was hit at the six the ball flew into the end one where KJ Edwards fell on it for a Gryphon TD making it 45 -21 only four minutes and nineteen second into the third quarter. Less than three minutes later Mckensy Wright tossed a 15 yard strike to K J Edwards and the Gryphons had scored 28 points in the 3rd quarter.
Rose down 31 didn't die as they scored three times more but the Gryphons were not done either as backup quarterback Shabios Lynch scored from 13 yards out and Charlie Williams added a 67 yard run to give the Gryphons a 66-41 plastering of Rose.
Three Gryphons rushed for more than 100 yards. BJ Daniels-Sanders 7-139, Deangelo Collins 13-125, Charlie Williams 6-101. The Gryphons rushed for 471 yards and for good measure 115 passing. The Gryphons and Rampants had 1119 total yards and 107 points.
Other action:
Southern Nash 21 Tarboro 10
Northern Nash 48 Goldsboro 13
Nash Central 43 Beddingfield 28
RM Prep 66 Kestral Heights 0
SWE 27 Bertie 20
Hunt 37 Curtituck 12
RMA wins by forfeit over Cary Christian
North Edgecombe 50 Weldon 0
South Creek 50 Northeast Carolina Academy 6
The opening Rampant drive took five plays that covered 90 yards and just two minutes twenty nine seconds into the game it looks like the Gryphons are over matched but then the Gryphons had their turn. Six plays Rocky Mount responded to take a 7-6 lead on a 17 yard pass from McKinsey Wright to Deangelo Collins . The only three and out of the first half the Gryphons got their second chance with the ball and the first play of the second quarter Deangelo Collins scored on a four yard run to spike the lead to 14-6.
55 seconds later Artavious Richardson picked off his second int this season and for the second time this year takes it to the house 35 yards and the Gryphons lead 21-6. Almost the rest of the quarter belonged to Rose on the legs of BJ Harris and two touchdown passes to tie the score at 21. Harris rushed for 289 yards on the night. The Gryphons marched down the field and got a 27 yard field goal on the last play of the half from Chase Miller.
The Gryphons made a statement on the second play of the third quarter as BJ Daniels-Sanders scampered 83 yards to give RM a 31-21 lead. The only three and out of the second half gave Detrell Revis a chance to field a punt and 56 yards later the Gryphons lead 38-21. The Gryphons were just getting started . Rose fumbled the kickoff at the 19. Donomesion Brown swept around the right end but was hit at the six the ball flew into the end one where KJ Edwards fell on it for a Gryphon TD making it 45 -21 only four minutes and nineteen second into the third quarter. Less than three minutes later Mckensy Wright tossed a 15 yard strike to K J Edwards and the Gryphons had scored 28 points in the 3rd quarter.
Rose down 31 didn't die as they scored three times more but the Gryphons were not done either as backup quarterback Shabios Lynch scored from 13 yards out and Charlie Williams added a 67 yard run to give the Gryphons a 66-41 plastering of Rose.
Three Gryphons rushed for more than 100 yards. BJ Daniels-Sanders 7-139, Deangelo Collins 13-125, Charlie Williams 6-101. The Gryphons rushed for 471 yards and for good measure 115 passing. The Gryphons and Rampants had 1119 total yards and 107 points.
Other action:
Southern Nash 21 Tarboro 10
Northern Nash 48 Goldsboro 13
Nash Central 43 Beddingfield 28
RM Prep 66 Kestral Heights 0
SWE 27 Bertie 20
Hunt 37 Curtituck 12
RMA wins by forfeit over Cary Christian
North Edgecombe 50 Weldon 0
South Creek 50 Northeast Carolina Academy 6
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Vikings -Firebirds High Light Action
The schedule just might be unfair to Tarboro 3-1 in this one as they will finish up their third game in eight days. Wish this could have been the first game of the three. The 3-1 Tarboro Vikings invade unbeaten Southern Nash 4-0. Southern Nash will be fresh while Tarboro playing third game in eight days. I wonder did playing twice in three days effect the Vikings in their loss to Northern? If it did ?
If Southern is going to be as good as I think they are then they must win this game. Tarboro will give the Firebirds all they want but I think three games in eight days will give the Firebirds the edge. A close loss for Tarboro against a 3A school would not be a bad loss but a loss by the Firebirds would be. Southern Nash 34 Tarboro 13
The last 30 years the only time Rocky Mount 3-1 has beaten Rose is when they have been super good and even then Rose 1-2 had to be having a down year. So far this season this is not a typical year for the Rampants. Their only loss the Gryphons scored 25 on Middle Creek who has only given up 17 in their other three game. I believe in history and to this point the Gryphons have not quite convinced me they are super. Only time will tell about that. Still I'm taking Rocky Mount 31-28
Beddingfield 1-2 at Nash Central 3-1: Another fascinating game this week.. Beddingfield will not be easy for the still growing Bulldogs. Nash Central 26 Beddingfield 21
Northern Nash 2-2 at Goldsboro 0-4: Goldsboro having trouble scoring and for the most part the Knights defense has been hard to score on. The key in this game will be which offense can help out their D and I think it will be The Knights. The Tarboro game might be bad news for the rest of the Big East if the Knight offense starts scoring and the defense only gets better. Northern Nash 26 Goldsboro 7
SouthWest Edgecombe 0-4 at Bertie 1-2: If the Cougars are getting better even though their record doesn't show it then this could be a win. The Falcons are for the taking. Cougars 33 Bertie 13
North Edgecombe 3-0 at Weldon 0-2: The clock should run in the second half. Warriors 53 Weldon 6
Rocky Mount Prep 1-3 at Kestral Heights 0-2: Tough one to call. Kestral Heights 26 RMP 20
NorthEast Carolina Prep 0-3 at South Creek 0-4: Two winless teams but I believe the quality of South Creeks schedule is better than NECP. South Creek 30 NECP 18
Cary Christian 1-3 at RMA 4-0 : Does it seem to you that the first part of the Eagle schedule is their easy part. Got to Win these games. RMA 56 Cary Christian 6
Last week went 7-1 on picks But missed the Northern/Tarboro game which was a pick from a couple weeks back to be 26-8 on the year.
If Southern is going to be as good as I think they are then they must win this game. Tarboro will give the Firebirds all they want but I think three games in eight days will give the Firebirds the edge. A close loss for Tarboro against a 3A school would not be a bad loss but a loss by the Firebirds would be. Southern Nash 34 Tarboro 13
The last 30 years the only time Rocky Mount 3-1 has beaten Rose is when they have been super good and even then Rose 1-2 had to be having a down year. So far this season this is not a typical year for the Rampants. Their only loss the Gryphons scored 25 on Middle Creek who has only given up 17 in their other three game. I believe in history and to this point the Gryphons have not quite convinced me they are super. Only time will tell about that. Still I'm taking Rocky Mount 31-28
Beddingfield 1-2 at Nash Central 3-1: Another fascinating game this week.. Beddingfield will not be easy for the still growing Bulldogs. Nash Central 26 Beddingfield 21
Northern Nash 2-2 at Goldsboro 0-4: Goldsboro having trouble scoring and for the most part the Knights defense has been hard to score on. The key in this game will be which offense can help out their D and I think it will be The Knights. The Tarboro game might be bad news for the rest of the Big East if the Knight offense starts scoring and the defense only gets better. Northern Nash 26 Goldsboro 7
SouthWest Edgecombe 0-4 at Bertie 1-2: If the Cougars are getting better even though their record doesn't show it then this could be a win. The Falcons are for the taking. Cougars 33 Bertie 13
North Edgecombe 3-0 at Weldon 0-2: The clock should run in the second half. Warriors 53 Weldon 6
Rocky Mount Prep 1-3 at Kestral Heights 0-2: Tough one to call. Kestral Heights 26 RMP 20
NorthEast Carolina Prep 0-3 at South Creek 0-4: Two winless teams but I believe the quality of South Creeks schedule is better than NECP. South Creek 30 NECP 18
Cary Christian 1-3 at RMA 4-0 : Does it seem to you that the first part of the Eagle schedule is their easy part. Got to Win these games. RMA 56 Cary Christian 6
Last week went 7-1 on picks But missed the Northern/Tarboro game which was a pick from a couple weeks back to be 26-8 on the year.
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